Exploding Consoles (Star Trek) vs. Exploding MS (Gundam)

In many movies, shows, and series, stuff explodes inexplicably. No matter what the nature of the injury or damage, an object or vehicle will seemingly always explode spectularly just because.

Two famous abusers of this phenomeon are the Mobile Suits of Gundam, where suits explode after stubbing their big toes on rocks, and the Consoles of Death in Star Trek where the slightest bit of tension on screen turns everyday controls into spark producing, sharpnel throwing, deathtraps.